DJ Forza

DJ Forza is the Director of Partnerships and Collaboration for the World YMCA. DJ has a depth of experience in humanitarian development; her previous roles include Head of Partnerships and Development at Geneva Call, a Swiss NGO focused on protecting civilians and cultural heritage in armed conflict, Innovative Financing & Private Sector Partnerships at Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, and Strategic Communications at DNDi (Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative). Originally from Seattle, DJ holds an MBA from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington, and is a Kiva Fellow, having served the entrepreneurial poor through microfinance lending in Tbilisi, Georgia.